Sickness here again…sore throats, vomiting and fevers. Holy Week will be light on schooling, especially now since most of us are sick again but nonetheless, a busy week was planned. I need to find time to go to confession (the boys and Michael went on Saturday); we are supposed to go see a movie with friends, the boys have co-op on Wednesday and we’re planning to attend Easter Vigil on Saturday night. Not a great time to get sick! I’m praying that we get well quickly and will probably make a doctor’s appointment for Quinn today. For school this week the boys are going to work on their Calvert math, continue with their coloring the Lenten calendar’s Holy Week printable and we’re going to be making Crowns of Thorns with our palm and purple ribbon. Quinn and I will read a couple of little Easter board books and make a little lamb with cottonballs. On Saturday we’ll be dyeing our eggs…

Our family tradition of dyeing Easter Eggs at my parents’ house continues each year with my family and my sisters’ families meeting at my parents’ house on Saturday morning to dye our eggs…together. Momma lays newspaper on the table and has assorted dyes, cups, little metal egg dippers, white crayons, stickers and more. The children gather around the table…cups get tipped, dye gets spilled and eggs get cracked but we have a great time. *smile*

I was looking for some “egg” ideas for this weekend and ran across a couple of great websites…for all ages.

• How to Boil Perfect Eggs
• Egg Decorating with Martha Stewart
• The American Egg Board - a great selection of topics
• Links to Egg-Themed Curriculum (pre-K-High School)
• Soft-Shelled Eggs (experiment)
• Watch a Baby Chick Hatch
• Easter Activities for Kids
• Easter Coloring Pages
• Easter Lesson Plans

He Hopped so very Quietly

We didn’t hear the Easter Bunny
Hopping down the hall —
He hopped so very quietly,
He made no noise at all.
But on the breakfast table
He left bright Easter toys —
Downy chicks for little girls
And rabbits for the boys.
Then we found bright Easter eggs
Tucked behind the chairs
Upon the windowsill and in
The corners of the stairs.

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A beautiful Easter poem.